Piers Paul Read

Piers Paul Read is the author of thirteen acclaimed novels, most recently Alice in Exile, and four works of non-fiction, among them a history of the crusading order, The Templars, and the international bestseller Alive! Past novels have won the Hawthornden Prize and the Geoffrey Faber, Somerset Maugham and James Tait Black Awards. He lives in London.

Books by this Author

PRAISE

"Frank McLynn, Independent on Sunday's Books of the Year It may sound hyperbolic to suggest that a mere showbiz biography could be a deeply intelligent, acute piece of work, full of humanity and compassion...but that is what Piers Paul Read achieves in his magnificent Alec Guinness."

"Frank McLynn, Independent on Sunday's Books of the Year It may sound hyperbolic to suggest that a mere showbiz biography could be a deeply intelligent, acute piece of work, full of humanity and compassion...but that is what Piers Paul Read achieves in his magnificent Alec Guinness."